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Bill Nye (The Science Guy!) opines on the pros and cons of NASA and SpaceX manufacturing. In a congressional move of either genius or ignorance, the decentralization of NASA facilities […]
No other idea explains even two of these. Image credit: NASA / CXC / ESO WFI / Magellan composite. Any recent article about the remaining mysteries of the Universe will […]
Begun in 1938 when Harvard University began following 268 undergraduate males, the longest longitudinal study of development in human history has been completed and the results are in.
August 22, 1864: representatives from twelve European countries convene in Switzerland to sign the Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in […]
Facebook is currently testing a prototype "satire tag" that users can add to shared media. While one could argue satire is best left unencumbered by warnings, not all sites promoting satirical content are as well- ntentioned as The Onion.
The farther north you are, the harder this wonder is to see. But oh, the rewarding sights for those who find it! Image credit: Emi; Ivamov, via http://www.emilivanov.com/CCD%20Images/M06_LRGB.htm. “Happiness is […]
Why not install an adjustable ethics dial on self-driving cars? Because it's a terrible idea, says Wired's Patrick Lin, PhD, who is also director of the Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group at California Polytechnic State University.
How do you get the attention of your dream employer when you're currently employed? Alerting them to your availability is not unlike an act of seduction.
As the economy seems to ask for ever-more productivity, coffee's limited ability to keep us concentrated have become clearer.
The billions of dollars spent on new technology have produced data that is "pretty weak", according to Tom Vander Ark, the former executive director for education at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
ABC News correspondent Dan Harris discusses how mindfulness helped him recover from an on-air panic attack.
We do not set out to cause offence. But we go where strange maps lead us.
As its name suggests, Pavlok, a wristband whose creator claims will help you form lasting habits better than any other on the market, was inspired by Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov’s […]
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Jane Hyun explains the importance of changing management style to fit an evolving workforce.
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Jane Hyun explains the importance of changing management style to fit an evolving workforce.
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Robert Davidson describes research he's conducted that may offer a way of predicting which corporations might commit fraud.
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Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum discusses her work with Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, one of the first LGBTQ synagogues. She goes on to describe how she raised $14,000 from an unexpected donor […]
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Karan Girotra explains how companies can use business model innovation to stay ahead of the competition. Uber, for example, has disrupted the car for hire industry by their clever handling […]
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Jon Iwata, Senior VP of Marketing and Communications at IBM, shares the origins and purpose of IBM's supercomputer Watson.
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Venerable Lama Losang Samten walks us through the symbolism and meaning in The Wheel of Life, an ancient Buddhist sand mandala. Samten is a Tibetan-American scholar, sand mandala artist, former […]